NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had access to their medical records online also came into their doctor's office for more appointments and used the emergency room more often than those who ...

More patients are accessing their medical records online via patient portals or apps and are doing so more often than in years past, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT ...

With the adoption of EHRs and patients’ growing demand for access to information, the rate at which hospitals are offering electronic capabilities — and that patients are using them — has skyrocketed ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies were more likely to have all of their recommended well-child visits when parents accessed their health records online, in a new study. At one of two healthcare ...

Microsoft Corp. has launched an online health care service designed to help patients take control of their health records and monitor their medical conditions. Microsoft’s HealthVault, announced today ...

It'll even analyze your lab results to deliver personalized recommendations. But here's what you need to know first.

PHOENIX — A pilot program that will allow Medicare patients to make their medical records available online will cut down on paperwork headaches and help prevent unnecessary procedures, U.S. Health and ...

What would happen if you had a medical emergency? Would the emergency room doctors know what medications you are taking? Would they know about your allergies? Would they know about your pre-existing ...

Four in five GP practices in England are now giving patients access to their new health records online, NHS England announced this week. The primary care access recovery plan, announced in May this ...

A previous Liberal government's attempt to create a system with its ill-fated eHealth agency cost $1 billion and offered minimal results.